Teodoro Benigno, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Teodoro Benigno

Filipino journalist

Date of Birth: 18-May-1923

Place of Birth: Manila, Luzon, Philippines

Date of Death: 03-Jun-2005

Profession: journalist

Nationality: Philippines

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Teodoro "Teddy" Benigno, Jr.
(18 May 1923 – 3 June 2005) was a leading Filipino journalist with a career spanning seven decades.
His writings first graced the print media in 1946, when he joined the Manila Tribune as a sportswriter and police beat reporter.
However, the greater part of his career was spent with the Agence France Presse, which he joined as a senior editor in 1950.
He would spend 37 years with the AFP, serving as Manila bureau chief from 1962 until 1987.
Benigno maintained extensive ties with France.
Fluent in French, he studied at the Institut des Sciences Politiques and was awarded the French Legion of Honor in 1989.